November 17, 2025 Most of us have heard the term “Communion of Saints” all our lives. But what exactly does it mean, and why is it important when we have lost someone we love? In the simplest terms, there is a spiritual solidarity that binds the faithful on Earth with...
November 16, 2025 The following excerpt is taken from Henri Nouwen’s “Turn My Mourning into Dancing: Finding Hope During Hard Times,” compiled and edited by Timothy Jones. “An early step in turning our mourning into dancing sounds very simple, though often will not...
November 15, 2025 While Sandy was driving to the grocery store on Saturday morning, her daughter Dana called and began talking about life in California, the wild fires, her daughter’s new school, the new business that she and her husband had started, selling vintage...
November 14, 2025 Upheld By Charlotte Adelsperger I know not how God moves,but that God comes quickly,into our strugglesinto our paininto the deepest joys —if invited. His immeasurable loveand endless mysterymasters our striving,smiles on our progress,enables our...
November 13, 2025 In life, we’ll have many regrets, things we wish we had done differently, harsh words we regret saying, harsh words that were said to us, people we’ve hurt and people who’ve hurt us. Those memories can haunt us. Those memories can be persistent and...
November 12, 2025 Diane Ward began writing when she was young; however, she says, “It wasn’t until my first son was stillborn that I realized what a gift writing could be for my own soul.” In her blog at Diane-Ward.com, she talks about her life and poetry. “I started...